Mihaly is the Godfather of Flow Psychology, one of my obsessions over the last couple of years. So what’s Flow? Flow is “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it”
Have you seen the movie Free Solo with the GOAT Alex Honnold? That’s a dude on Flow.
Here is a tip for all entrepreneurs and professionals: Create a Work Environment that Forsters Flow by Steven Kotler for the Harvard Business Reviews.
“In a 10-year study conducted by McKinsey, top executives reported being five times more productive in flow. Think about that for a moment. This means, if you can spend Monday in flow, you’ll get as much done as your steady-state peers do in a week. In fact, according to these same McKinsey researchers, if we could increase the time we spend in flow by 15-20%, overall workplace productivity would almost double.”
Top Three
How to be an Exceptional Chief of Staff: Advice for Scaling Impact Startups by First Round Review
Nature in the Balance - What Companies Can Do to Restore Natural Capital by McKinsey
Andreessen Horowitz Conquered Venture Capital Without Breaking a Sweat. Gobblin Up the Rest of The World Won’t be so Easy - by Newcomer
BONUS:
Ray Dalio at Master of Scale is a MUST listen to episode.
”Want to improve any idea? Find someone who disagrees with it. This is something legendary investor Ray Dalio knows. But there’s a difference between constructive and destructive conflict — and Dalio is a master at spotting the difference. In constructive conflict, a team has a shared goal, whether or not they have differing opinions. And this is the key to success.”
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